Masilonyana Local Municipality

Masilonyana
Local municipality
Official seal of Masilonyana
Seal
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
Coordinates: 28°31′00″S 27°01′00″E / 28.5167°S 27.0167°E / -28.5167; 27.0167
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictLejweleputswa
SeatTheunissen
Wards10
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorKunatu Steve Koalane
Area
 • Total
6,796 km2 (2,624 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
63,334
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African91.6%
 • Coloured1.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White6.7%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Sotho66.9%
 • Xhosa10.8%
 • Afrikaans9.6%
 • Tswana6.9%
 • Other5.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS181

Masilonyana Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Masilonyana; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Masilonyana) is a local municipality within the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Masilonyana is a Setswana word meaning "freedom".[4]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names